SAINT MARY'S VS. SAINT BENEDICT / SATURDAY, DEC. 2, 2006 / SMU ICE ARENA / 7:05 P.M.

Saint Mary's Cardinals
2-0-1 MIAC / 2-3-2 Overall
Home / Stats / Roster / Schedule
Saint Benedict Blazers
0-2-1 MIAC / 0-6-1 Overall
Home / Stats / Roster / Schedule

Hockey Home / Standings / Stats


Official GameDay Program
Game Notes / Listen Live

Cardinal In The Spotlight

Amy Madden

Year: Senior

Pos.: Forward

Hometown: E. Grand Rapids, MI

Major: Human Resources

From Coach Mannor: “A positive influence both in the locker room and on the ice, Amy’s voice can often be heard offering words of encouragement to her teammates. With her strong on-ice vision and ability to handle the puck in tight situations, Amy is the ‘playmaker’ every team needs.”



Game Notes
After battling to a 1-1 deadlock in their first meeting a year ago — getting a second-period from Rachel Harrison (Racine, Wis.) — Jenn Shire (Anaheim Hills, Calif.) scored 1:32 into overtime to lift SMU to a 4-3 victory over Saint Benedict in the rematch a year ago. … Melissa Mondo scored one goal and assisted on the other, and Nikki Jung stopped 23 of the 24 shots she faced, as the Cardinals held off a late Saint Benedict rally to beat the Blazers 2-1 in an MIAC game at the SMU Ice Arena Friday.

Cardinal Notes

Melissa Monda
1 G, 1 A vs.
Blazers.
With her goal and assist, Melissa Mondo (Vadnais Heights, Minn.) extended her team-leading totals to five goals, three assists and eight points. … Mondo's goal was the 40th of her career, moving her into a tie with Tennie McCabe for fourth all-time. Mondo is also seventh all-time in points with 76. Mondo has now had a hand in the last five SMU goals — two goals and an assist in a 3-3 tie vs. Augsburg and a goal and an assist vs. Saint Benedict.. … Laura Mueller (St. Paul, Minn.) netted SMU’s other goal vs. the Blazers Friday and is now second on the team in goals (3) and points (6) and tied with Mondo for the team lead in assists (3). … Nikki Jung (Inver Grove Heights, Minn.) had her bid for her 11th career shutout snapped when the Blazers’ scored their lone goal with 1:35 remaining in regulation Friday. … After opening the season with an 0-3-1 record, SMU has gone 2-0-1 in its last three games. … The Cardinals hold a 7-4 scoring advantage in the first period, but SMU has been outscored 11-5 in the game’s final 20 minutes.

Blazer Notes
The Blazers are 0-2-1 in their last three meetings vs. SMU — with all three games decided by one goal or less. … Saint Benedict’s 6-6 tie vs. Hamline in the team’s second game last weekend snapped the Blazers’ season-opening five-game losing streak. … CSB’s six-goal outburst in the 6-6 tie was three more goals than the Blazers had scored in their first five games combined. … The Blazers have been shut out in three of their first six games, with 3-0 and 9-0 losses to UW-Superior and a 6-0 setback vs. UW-Stevens Point. … Erin Baldwin is the Blazers’ offensive leader, leading the team in goals (3) and points (4). … Baldwin scored twice in CSB’s tie vs. Hamline — a game that saw 11 goals scored in the game’s final two periods. … Stephanie Gassert leads the Blazers in assists with three, while Stephanie Kendrick boasts two assists. … Kendrick accounted for CSB’s lone goal vs. Saint Mary’s Friday. It was her first goal of the season